Manatee County Fair (Our Coverage)

The 2011 Manatee County Fair: A look back in pictures

A look back in pictures at the 2011 Manatee County Fair.

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1/24 GALLERY: RACING PIGS

These little guys put on their game faces and ran their hearts out.
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Fair officials hope for healthy attendance on final day

PALMETTO -- Manatee County fairgoers enjoyed a sunny, near-perfect day Sunday on the fair’s final day.
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Prized steer: Zachary and Apollo capture Grand Champion at steer show

MANATEE -- A crowd of nearly 800 saw Zachary Quattlebaum, of Myakka City, and his steer, Apollo, capture Grand Champion at the Manatee County Fair Steer Show on Thursday.
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Senior Day at the fair

PALMETTO — It was a day for the seniors at the Manatee County Fair on Wednesday.
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Drumline kinship: At fair, friendly competition emerges

MANATEE -- It’s not often the drumlines from Southeast High School and Lakewood Ranch High School play together.
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Manatee Sunrise Kiwanis corn dog stand has wheels, but fair is still home

PALMETTO — The concession stand has changed, but the Kiwanis corn dogs are the same at the Manatee County Fair.
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Manatee High cheerleaders repeat as county fair champs

PALMETTO -- Nothing was going to stop the Manatee High School cheerleaders Monday.
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Dogs make showing at fair

PALMETTO -- In the past decade, students enrolled in local FFA programs have shown myriad different animals at the Manatee County Fair. But never a dog.
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Fair workers love the lifestyle

MANATEE -- As a third-generation fair worker, Morgan Cudo has some interesting childhood memories. Instead of swimming in a swimming pool full of other children and pool toys during the summer, she jumps into a pool full of bumper boats at county fairs across the country. “On hot summer days...
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Cows on display at the fair

MANATEE -- As Dave Carleson watched his grandchildren showing their cows at the Manatee County Dairy Show on Friday, he couldn’t help but think back to when he watched another group of children do the exact same thing.